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Motorists are being warned about new driving law changes introduced over the past few weeks that could impact their finances and their ability to stay on the road.July saw several crucial tax changes introduced, including the confirmation of pay-per-mile, while changes to the popular Motability Scheme were rolled out.GB News has rounded up the most important driving law changes introduced over the last month that you may have missed.Car taxThe Labour Government published its response to the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) plans earlier this month and confirmed that the controversial measures would go ahead.Electric car owners are set to…

First Minister John Swinney said Ross’s family would be supported by the Scottish government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.He said: “This is an absolutely appalling case that has been reported overnight.”And obviously I’m deeply concerned that such a tragedy has taken place.”Helena Smith, The Guardian’s correspondent in Athens, told Radio Scotland that the body was found in a derelict building in downtown Athens, “in an area that is booming, full of Airbnbs”.She said: “It is very popular with people travelling through Athens and young foreigners who have elected to make the Greek capital their home.”Smith said that Ross had…

Williamson’s dismissal came after an extensive inquiry and is hugely embarrassing for Scottish Rugby. Williamson was appointed after Scottish Rugby failed in a bid to land Mark Darbon as Dodson’s replacement. The deal to sign Darbon, previously chief executive of Northampton Saints in England’s Premiership, was almost done, but at a late stage, and to the fury of all at Murrayfield, he took up the position of chief executive at the R&A in St Andrews.Dodson’s exit was a bruising affair for the organisation and Darbon’s apparent u-turn was the source of much frustration. Now they have been cast into another…

The election will be decided using the supplementary vote system – meaning voters can choose to select both a first- and second-choice candidate.Voters do not have to make a second choice, but, as the official GM Elects website explains, external, if a voter only marks a second choice and does not choose a first choice, their vote will not be counted.If nobody wins more than 50% of the initial vote, all but the two highest-polling candidates are knocked out of the race.The second choices of those who voted for the other candidates are then reallocated.Whichever of the top two candidates…

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Some victims of disgraced undertaker Robert Bush have not been refunded for fake funeral plans he sold to them, a court has heard.The 48-year-old defrauded 172 people over 11 years to the tune of £562,000, Hull Crown Court was told.He previously admitted 67 offences in relation to his business, Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, including failing to bury and cremate people, theft from 12 charities, fraudulent trading in funeral plans, and fraud.On the fourth day of his sentencing hearing, one woman said her parents, who paid £2,649 each for funeral plans, were not alive “to see the justice they…